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Germany’s Vay launches remote-driven car service in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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German remote-driving startup Vay said on Wednesday it had launched its first commercial service in Las Vegas where a “teledriver”, or remote driver, delivers electric short-term rental cars to customers then collects them after the rental.

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BMW Connected integrates with Alexa in the UK and Germany; joins US

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The BMW Connected personal digital mobility assistant will be available via an Alexa skill on all Alexa-enabled devices when the service is available in the UK and Germany. BMW is the first car maker to announce integration with Alexa in the UK and Germany, enabling vehicle functions to be operated from users’ homes by voice.

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Men accused of selling Tesla battery secrets arrested in undercover sting

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” Pflugbeil and Shao’s company had also gone international and set up locations in Canada, Germany, and Brazil. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said the move “cost many millions of dollars in research and development, and sold products developed with the stolen trade secrets.”

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Daimler Trucks establishes global organization for highly automated driving

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To achieve this, Daimler Trucks announced an investment of more than €500 million (more than US$570 million) at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new Freightliner Cascadia made its world premiere during the presentation of Daimler Trucks at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in 2019.

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WiTricity acquires Qualcomm Halo; unifying technology platforms for wireless EV charging

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The company has signed several new licensing deals including Mahle in Germany and Anjie Wireless in China. Earlier this year, Honda and WiTricity demonstrated their wireless vehicle-to-grid charging model at CES in Las Vegas, leveraging WiTricity’s DRIVE 11 wireless charging system.

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Mercedes-Benz running automated test drive in Shanghai; infrastructure peculiarities

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After the start in Germany, the test vehicle based on the new production S‑Class is now under test in the heavy traffic and exposed to the special national features in the Chinese megalopolis of Shanghai. The first leg took place in Germany in September.

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UPS adds 48 more heavy-duty LNG tractor trucks to fleet; Westport HD System

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and Las Vegas, Nev., UPS currently bases its 11 LNG tractors in Ontario, from which they can make the round trip to Las Vegas on one tank of fuel. UPS is working closely with the DOE’s Clean Cities program to construct a LNG fueling station in Las Vegas. along with UPS’s 11 existing LNG tractors.

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